Strip Silence Script

Sorry, looks like I copied it in wrong. It's my first day :)

is anybody smart enough to modify this script so that when it ends it re-selects the originally selected tracks?

Hi all,

I found this script really useful! Perhaps, I've detected and issue when there are some Aux Tracks (or different tracks than Audio Tracks) within the selected tracks. It seems like Strip Silence doesn't work on Aux Tracks.

My question is: Is there any way to skip the Aux Tracks or only apply the script on Audio Tracks when selected tracks contains different track types?

Besides, I've detected that if selected tracks are not all visible (I mean, all of selected tracks exceed the size of the screen) the script also crash. Y don't know if there is a way to make the script auto scroll down to be able to continue doing its stuff along all selected tracks.

Thanks so much in advance for your help guys!

Hey All (@alex_alcanjim , @Matt_Cahill )

I've had a go at modifying this script so that it deals with Aux tracks, folders or automation view on Audio Tracks. It should reselect only visible Audio Tracks and change their view to Waveform. So you can essentially blanket select any tracks (or your entire session from Clip List) and hopefully it will Strip Silence without errors. Thanks to @Chris_Shaw for the final puzzle piece. If you encounter any issues, reply here and I can have a go at helping fix them, although I'm far from expert.

Forrester

const { thresholdX, minimumDurationX, clipStartPadX, clipEndPadX, target, createFades } = event.props

function setStripSilenceParameters(stripSilenceDlg) {


    let sliders = stripSilenceDlg.sliders
    const thresholdSlider = sliders[0];
    const minDurationSlider = sliders[1];
    const startPadSlider = sliders[2];
    const endPadSlider = sliders[3];


    thresholdSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 0, "y": 2 },
    });

    thresholdSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 220, "y": 2 },
    });

    thresholdSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": Number(thresholdX), "y": 2 },
    });

    minDurationSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 0, "y": 2 },
    });

    minDurationSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 220, "y": 2 },
    });

    minDurationSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": Number(minimumDurationX), "y": 2 },
    });

    startPadSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 0, "y": 2 },
    });

    startPadSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 220, "y": 2 },
    });

    startPadSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": Number(clipStartPadX), "y": 2 },
    });

    endPadSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 0, "y": 2 },
    });

    endPadSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": 220, "y": 2 },
    });

    endPadSlider.mouseClickElement({
        relativePosition: { "x": Number(clipEndPadX), "y": 2 },
    });

}

function clickStrip() {
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Strip Silence").first.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Strip").first.mouseClickElement();
}

function stripTheSilence(trackHeader) {


    //Select track
    trackHeader.trackSelect();

    //Scroll track into View
    trackHeader.trackScrollToView();

    // Select All Clips In Track
    sf.keyboard.press({
        keys: 'cmd+a'
    });


    // Click Strip Button
    clickStrip()

    if (createFades === true) {

        // Create Fades On Clips

        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: ["Edit", "Fades", "Create..."],
        });

        sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Batch Fades").first.buttons.whoseTitle.is("OK").first.elementClick();
    }
}

function scrollToTrackNamed(trackName, selectedTracks) {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Track', 'Scroll to Track...'] });
    var confirmationDialogWin = sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog;

    confirmationDialogWin.elementWaitFor();

    confirmationDialogWin.textFields.first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: trackName });

    confirmationDialogWin.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

    confirmationDialogWin.elementWaitFor({ waitType: 'Disappear' });

    //Re-select originally selected tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: selectedTracks })
};


function main() {

    // Set Pro Tools frontmost
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    
    // if visible, hide floating windows
    const areFloatingWindowsVisible = sf.ui.proTools.getMenuItem('Window', 'Hide All Floating Windows').isEnabled
    if (areFloatingWindowsVisible) {
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Window', 'Hide All Floating Windows'] })
    };

    // Reselect only visible Audio Tracks + change to Waveform
    // Get all selected track headers
    let allSelectedTrackHeaders = sf.ui.proTools.invalidate().trackGetSelectedTracks().trackHeaders;

    //Filter to get only visible audio tracks
    let allVisibleSelectedAudioTrackNames = allSelectedTrackHeaders.filter(t => t != null && t.title.value.includes("Audio Track")).map(t => t.normalizedTrackName);

    //Select only previously selected visible audio tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: allVisibleSelectedAudioTrackNames, deselectOthers: true });

    // Scroll to first selected Audio Track, so it can be changed to Waveform view
    scrollToTrackNamed(allVisibleSelectedAudioTrackNames[0], allVisibleSelectedAudioTrackNames);

    // Change all selected (Audio)tracks to Waveform
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackDisplaySelect({ displayPath: ["waveform"], selectForAllSelectedTracks: true });

    //Refresh selected tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();
    const selectedTrackHeaders = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTracks.trackHeaders;

    // Declare stripSilenceWin Variable as Strip Silence Window

    let stripSilenceDlg = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Strip Silence").first;
    let stripSilenceDlgOpen = false;
    if (stripSilenceDlg && stripSilenceDlg.exists) {

        //Strip Silence IS open
        stripSilenceDlgOpen = true;

    } else {
        //Strip Silence is NOT open

        // Open Strip Silence

        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: ['Edit', 'Strip Silence']
        });

    }

    //Refresh the variable now that window is open
    stripSilenceDlg = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Strip Silence").first;

    setStripSilenceParameters(stripSilenceDlg);
    if (target === "allAudio") {
        selectedTrackHeaders.forEach(trackHeader => {
            stripTheSilence(trackHeader)
        });
    } else {
        clickStrip()
        if (createFades === true) {

            // Create Fades On Clips

            sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
                menuPath: ["Edit", "Fades", "Create..."],
            });

            sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Batch Fades").first.buttons.whoseTitle.is("OK").first.elementClick();
        }
    }

    // Wait for no modals
    sf.ui.proTools.waitForNoModals();

    // Close Strip Silence
    if (!stripSilenceDlgOpen) sf.ui.proTools.viewCloseFocusedFloatingWindow();

    // Reselect Audio Track Selection (shows which tracks were stripped)
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
        names: allVisibleSelectedAudioTrackNames
    });

}

main();

Hey Mark!
Thank you very much for the Strip Silence Automation, is great!
Now, I wonder how I could adjust the Threshold, clip start pad and end pad to an specific number.
Lets say:
Threshold -41
Start Pad 70 ms
End Pad 123 ms

Thank you very much!

Hey all

I've spent a bit of time reworking this script to deal with most of the gremlins we've been experiencing. Due to the changes and addition of another Command Template, I've repackaged and uploaded to the Store as 'Improved Strip Silence'. Thanks again to @Mark_Abrams for the initial script that I've built upon.
If you run into any issues, please let me know over at the forum thread for the new package.

Thanks
Forrester

Im getting this error alot of times...what am I doing wrong?

08.07.2024 10:41:49.49 [Backend]: !! Command Error: STRIP SILENCE [user:default:clybqnp920000bm10qrryrboo]:
Selected track header and track list item does not match. List Name: ''. Header Name: 'pickup 2 01' (STRIP SILENCE: Line 10)

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